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Jackson Allen, a freshman on the Gophers men’s tennis team and former Shakopee standout, said he’s always wanted to go to the U and that his family has had season tickets for men’s basketball and football for “as long as I can remember.”
It had been even longer than Allen can remember, though, since the men’s tennis program advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 — a milestone Allen helped the Gophers achieve this past weekend with upsets of Georgia and Oklahoma.
Allen was a 1-year-old the last time Minnesota advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2000. The Gophers earned their first spot in 18 years when Allen won the clinching match at No. 5 singles against host Oklahoma on Saturday.
“It’s nice to be back,” said Allen, who is one of just two Minnesotans on a roster filled with players from seven other countries. “Our regular season was kind of underwhelming. … The bottom of our lineup has been holding us back. But we all finally clicked at the same time.”
http://www.startribune.com/from-sha...gophers-built-a-men-s-tennis-power/482612231/
Go Gophers!!
Jackson Allen, a freshman on the Gophers men’s tennis team and former Shakopee standout, said he’s always wanted to go to the U and that his family has had season tickets for men’s basketball and football for “as long as I can remember.”
It had been even longer than Allen can remember, though, since the men’s tennis program advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 — a milestone Allen helped the Gophers achieve this past weekend with upsets of Georgia and Oklahoma.
Allen was a 1-year-old the last time Minnesota advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2000. The Gophers earned their first spot in 18 years when Allen won the clinching match at No. 5 singles against host Oklahoma on Saturday.
“It’s nice to be back,” said Allen, who is one of just two Minnesotans on a roster filled with players from seven other countries. “Our regular season was kind of underwhelming. … The bottom of our lineup has been holding us back. But we all finally clicked at the same time.”
http://www.startribune.com/from-sha...gophers-built-a-men-s-tennis-power/482612231/
Go Gophers!!